H. Res. 501 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

March 6, 2014. 

Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, 

declare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole 

House on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill 

(H.R. 2824) to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to stop the ongoing waste by the Department of the Interior of taxpayer resources and implement 

the final rule on excess spoil, mining waste, and buffers for 

perennial and intermittent streams, and for other purposes. 

The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All 

points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. 

General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and 

ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources. After general debate the bill shall be considered for 

amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order 

to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment 

under the five-minute rule an amendment in the nature of a 
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substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 

113–41 modified by the amendment printed in part A of the 

report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. That amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 

considered as read. All points of order against that amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived. No amendment 

to that amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in 

order except those printed in part B of the report of the 

Committee on Rules. Each such amendment may be offered 

only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only 

by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as 

read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report 

equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be 

subject to a demand for division of the question in the House 

or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order against 

such amendments are waived. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and 

report the bill to the House with such amendments as may 

have been adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote 

in the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee 

of the Whole to the bill or to the amendment in the nature 

of a substitute made in order as original text. The previous 

question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 

amendments thereto to final passage without intervening mo-
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tion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

SEC. 2. At any time after adoption of this resolution the 

Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare 

the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole House 

on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill (H.R. 

2641) to provide for improved coordination of agency actions 

in the preparation and adoption of environmental documents 

for permitting determinations, and for other purposes. The 

first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of 

order against consideration of the bill are waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one 

hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 

minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. After 

general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment 

under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order to consider as 

an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the fiveminute rule an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113–39. That 

amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered 

as read. All points of order against that amendment in the 

nature of a substitute are waived. No amendment to that 

amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those printed in part C of the report of the Committee 

on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each such amend-
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ment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, 

may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, 

shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time 

specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the 

proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of 

the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. 

All points of order against such amendments are waived. At 

the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 

Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 

such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member 

may demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment 

adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the 

amendment in the nature of a substitute made in order as 

original text. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 

without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 

with or without instructions. 

SEC. 3. It shall be in order at any time on the legislative 

day of March 6, 2014, for the Speaker to entertain motions 

that the House suspend the rules, as though under clause 1 
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of rule XV, relating to a measure addressing loan guarantees 

to Ukraine. 

Attest: 

Clerk.